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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Niloy Bhadra, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Narendra Bhadra, Chesterland, OH (US);
Kevin L Kilgore, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Scott Lempka, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jesse Wainright, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Tina Vrabec, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Manfred Franke, Redwood City, CA (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERAITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for the treatment of pain using electrical nerve conduction block (ENCB). Contrary to other methods of pain treatment, the ENCB can establish a direct block of neural activity, thereby eliminating the pain. Additionally, the ENCB can be administered without causing electrochemical damage. An example method can include: placing at least one electrode contact in electrical communication with a region of a subject's spinal cord; applying an electrical nerve conduction block (ENCB) to a nerve in the region through the at least one electrode contact; and blocking neural activity with the ENCB to reduce the pain or other unwanted sensation in the subject.